Robertson Davies

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized read more

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealized past.

You never see what you want to see, forever playing to the gallery.

You never see what you want to see, forever playing to the gallery.

Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is . . . overcompensation for doubt.

A great many complimentary things have been said about the
faculty of memory, and if you look in a read more

A great many complimentary things have been said about the
faculty of memory, and if you look in a good quotation book you
will find them neatly arranged.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.

The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.